White and blue - Anna
Anna used 8.1 pints of white and blue paint to paint her bedroom walls. Four-fifths of this amount is white paint, and the rest is blue paint. How many pints of blue paint did she use?
Express your answer in fraction and decimal form.
Solve on paper.
Express your answer in fraction and decimal form.
Solve on paper.
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